“And among
His Signs is this that He created for you spouses of
your own kind, that you may dwell in tranquility with
them, and He has put love and mercy for one another:
Verily in that are Signs for those who reflect.” [Al Room: 21]

Hadith

Our
Prophet
said: "O young people! Whoever among you can
support a wife should marry, for that is more
modest for the gaze and safer for your private
parts." [Sahih Muslim, Sahih Bukhari]

Our
Prophet
said: "When a man marries, he has fulfilled half
of his religion, so let him fear Allah regarding
the remaining half." [Bayhqi]

Our
Prophet
said: "Nikah (marriage) is my Sunnah. He who
shuns my Sunnah is not of me." [Muslim]

Our
Prophet
said: "A man marries a woman for four reasons:
for her property, for her rank, for her beauty,
and for her religion (and character). So marry
the one who is best in the religion and
character and prosper". [Bukhari and Muslim]